Ding Dong, The Witch Is Dead: RIAA Stops Mass Copyright Infringement Lawsuits
After vowing to plod on suing 12 year-old girls on welfare, dead people, cancer patients and college students, the Recording Industry Association Of America (RIAA) has decided to cease its idiotic legal campaign against Peer-To-Peer (P2P) file traders. The trade group, who faced a public relations nightmare from the very start of its aggressive legal strategy, has finally seen the light and will instead direct its efforts to...
US District Judge Dismisses Record Label Price Fixing Charges
US District Judge Loretta A. Preska for the Southern District of New York has dismissed charges brought by a consumer group that alleged major labels conspired on digital music pricing levels. The recently unsealed decision revealed that Preska strongly dismissed the allegations that Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, EMI Music, and Warner Music Group used joint ventures and third-party agreements to fix prices on...